Our senators and congressmen represent their constituencies, i.e. us. Let your representatives know your concerns. Calling, as well as writing letters, is most effective. Here’s information about how to communicate effectively as well as other actions you can take.

Why it’s important to call: According to this article, “a phone call from a constituent can, indeed, hold more weight than an email, and far outweights a Facebook post or a tweet.” Letters and postcards are also more effective than emails. Advice for these venues is below.

10 Actions / 100 Days
“On January 21, over 5 Million of us worldwide and over 1 Million in Washington, D.C., came to march, speak and make our voices heard. But it doesn’t end here – now is not the time to hang up our marching shoes – it’s time to get our friends, family and community together and make history. EVERY 10 DAYS WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON AN ISSUE WE ALL CARE ABOUT, STARTING TODAY.” Visit this page to “get the official card printed (see below), design your own, or be one of 10,000 people who can get a free Women’s March Postcard using the Ink Cards App.”

Shy Person’s Guide to Calling Representatives“There are a lot of us who want to pitch in but hesitate to pick up the phone. With that in mind, here is my shy person’s guide to calling your representative.” Shy or not, this site walks you through how to prepare and what to expect.

How to call your reps when you have social anxiety
“When you struggle with your mental health on a daily basis, it can be hard to take action on the things that matter most to you. . . This week, with encouragement from some great people on the internet, I pushed against my anxiety and made some calls to members of our government. Here’s a comic about how you can do that, too.”

Daily Action
“ll you have to do is text the word DAILY to the number 228466 (A-C-T-I-O-N). You’ll be prompted to enter your ZIP code and that’s it—you’re signed up. You will subsequently receive one text message every workday about an issue that we have determined to be urgent based on where you live. You tap on the phone number in your message, listen to a short recording about that day’s issue, and from there you’ll be automatically routed to your Senator, member of Congress, or other relevant elected official. In 90 seconds, you can conscientiously object and be done with it.”